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2025R: SB88 ACT 610

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Latest action: Notification that SB88 is now Act 610

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Sponsor	Role
Joint Budget Committee	lead

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 22, 2025, 11:04 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 22, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Mar 17, 2025, 4:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 17, 2025, 4:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 4:59 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 17, 2025, 5:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Apr 2, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Apr 3, 2025, 2:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 3, 2025, 2:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 3, 2025, 4:20 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 7, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 7, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 7, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 7, 2025, 6:43 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 8:08 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	RULES SUSPENDED
Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	Returned To Senate as Passed.
Apr 8, 2025, 10:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 8, 2025, 10:54 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 9, 2025, 9:02 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 9, 2025, 9:02 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 14, 2025, 5:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB88 is now Act 610

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 6, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Joint Budget Committee · Big Mac, Room A	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Joint Budget Committee · Big Mac, Room A	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	JBC - Special Language · Big Mac, Room A	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by Joint Budget Committee, filed Mar 13, 2025, 10:48 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form JBC 03/13/25 (1.i.) ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 88 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATION F; S2 (Senate) by Joint Budget Committee, filed Apr 2, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form JBC 04/02/25 (2.b.) ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 88 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATION F.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Joint Budget Committee	Mar 13, 2025, 10:48 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	Joint Budget Committee	Apr 2, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1065

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:13:55 PM · arkleg

92Yea

0Nay

7Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (92)

Present (1)

McCollum

Not voting (7)

Senate · RCS 890

Monday, April 7, 2025 4:10:09 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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